Exit polls are an example of which method of collecting data?
Options
AInvestigation
BRandom sampling
CCensus
DQuote sampling
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✅ Option d — Quote sampling
All Options:
- AInvestigation
- BRandom sampling
- CCensus
- DQuote sampling
Detailed Solution & Explanation
An exit poll is conducted by asking voters how they voted immediately after they leave a polling station. In statistical theory and typical professional curricula (like CA Foundation), exit polls are classified as a form of quota sampling (spelled as "Quote sampling" in Option D). This is because interviewers at polling stations are given specific quotas to fill (e.g., a certain number of male and female voters, or voters from different age groups) to make the sample representative of the electorate. Census (Option C) is incorrect as it surveys the entire population. Random sampling (Option B) does not represent the typical structured quota approach used by polling agents in these textbook definitions. Therefore, quota sampling is the correct method.
Hence, **Option D** is the correct answer.
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